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Re: Ruben Fosters Dad arrested

Far too many kids, whether they are highly recruited athletes or not, live with secrets that would make most of us shudder. I feel sure that when Reuben gets to Tuscaloosa, he'll have plenty of support. I hope that between now and May, he does as well. Kids, even at the high school level, can be cruel.

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Re: Ruben Fosters Dad arrested

Originally Posted by tmv85

Far too many kids, whether they are highly recruited athletes or not, live with secrets that would make most of us shudder. I feel sure that when Reuben gets to Tuscaloosa, he'll have plenty of support. I hope that between now and May, he does as well. Kids, even at the high school level, can be cruel.

Re: Ruben Fosters Dad arrested

Before finalizing his decision, Foster got Auburn's logo tattooed on his right forearm. He added the name of cousin Ladarious Phillips above it. Phillips, a former Auburn player, was killed in a shooting last June.

Foster took to Twitter Wednesday to apologize for acting like ''the brat I was'' at times. Alabama coach Nick Saban said Foster ''felt bad in some ways by the way he handled his recruiting,'' but that he thought Foster has learned lessons from the experience about trying to ''please everyone.''

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"A long way," he said after being asked how far the Crimson Tide had come since Coach Nick Saban arrived three years ago. "I guess you could say it's the distance from Shreveport to Pasadena."
Mike Johnson

Re: Reuben Fosters Dad arrested

It's just sad kids growing up without both a mother and father there to lead, guide, and provide a good foundation and direction for them as they grow and mature. It's tough enough even when you have good parents: both mother and father there to provide the things that our youth needs.

No child should enter school without some basics already being there: knowing your letters, how to count, how to read, how to be respectful to adults and all other people, etc. This can be a COLD and CRUEL world for many of our kids growing up.

For too many there is only a grandmother, an aunt or someone else who do their best to provide guidance, nourishment, a roof over their heads, etc. for some of our youth. Thank God for these caring single moms, grandmothers, aunts, etc.

Many fathers need to get their act together or keep their zippers zipped up before they become fathers. When you unzip, you are assuming a lot of responsibility as a humane person.

"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" Patrick Henry